The Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1990

4.  The sub-divisional commander mentioned in paragraph 2(a), the district council mentioned in paragraph 2(b) or any person owning or residing in, premises in the vicinity of the premises to which the application relates shall be entitled to appear at the hearing of the application and to object to the court’s order directing that the hours mentioned in Article 50(1) be included in the permitted hours in the premises providing entertainment on any of the following grounds—

(a) that those hours will cause, or where an order under Article 50 was in force with respect to the premises for any period during the preceding year, have caused, undue inconvenience to persons residing in the vicinity of the premises; or

(b) where an order under Article 50 was in force with respect to the premises for any period during the preceding year, that the business carried on in the premises has been conducted during those hours and any period immediately following their termination in such a manner so as to cause undue inconvenience to persons residing in the vicinity of the premises; or

(c) that the premises are not suitable to have those hours as they do not comply with the requirement of Article 50(3)(a) or, (where an order under Article 50 was in force with respect to the premises during the preceding year) that requirement has not continued to be complied with.